Tag: Fox Valley Special Recreation Association

Reader’s Voice: Goal: Equal treatment for son

June 2, 2022Dear editor; My letter is handwritten because my computer has been hacked. My experience in dealing with the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) suggests to me that the first-place acceptance for many interesting programs do not go to my son, Paul. Others receive first choice. I suggest

Fox Valley Special Recreation Association sponsors free wheelchair basketball clinics

The Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) in Aurora is a partner with Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association in DeKalb, Lincolnway Special Recreation Association in New Lenox, and Variety the Children’s Charity of Illinois in Downers Grove to provide a free wheelchair basketball clinic. Anyone ages 3-22 with a physical impairment

Positive help, activities, for residents with disabilities

Aurora-based Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) enriches lives of disabled people through diverse, yearlong, recreational activities. That was the message earlier this month from FVSRA outreach coordinator, Jennifer Wisneski, at an Aurora Noon Lions Club’s membership meeting at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center in Aurora. According to Wisneski, the

Former business manager of Fox Valley Special Recreation Association charged with theft up to $100,000

A former St. Charles woman faces criminal charges for stealing money from the Aurora-based Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. Kane County State’s attorney Joe McMahon has charged 42-year-old Jessica J. Leonard with the offense of theft, Class 2 felony, two counts. Kane County prosecutors allege that between January 2015 and